#IM SO GRATEFUL I MEET YOU

[crescentfool]

the persona 3 protagonist 25th anniversary nui in food appliances!

#lizzy speaks #persona 3 #minato arisato #makoto yuki #guys friendly reminder that this is what adulthood is about dont listen to anyone who calls you cringe #hence why im putting these in the main tags. i mean they're not incorrect for what the photos are about. lmao #anyway this was a very fun birthday!!! i feel very loved and supported by so many people and i got to do very fun things (like this)... #i think... birthday is like thanksgiving to me. in the gratitude respect. #a reminder of all the lovely people that i have gotten a chance to meet and how i've learned from them #it makes me very happy to have been born... i think every day is a great day to celebrate life's grandeur + brilliance + magnificence #it's just a very poignant and strong feeling that i have that i'm happy to have met so many wonderful people #and while there are some people i've only known for brief periods of time or people who i havent really been good at keeping in contact wit #i do cherish it! im so grateful. so happy that there are people who cheer my silly shenanigans on #while there are ways in which aging makes me go “oh hmm” i think overall i'm happy that i get to keep on living and learning #i have so much fondness for humanity and people... like even if i dont get to talk to ppl directly i just get very emotional yknow #like wow.. you exist.. thats so fucking awesome... i hope you have an awesome day... im glad our paths could cross #if you have read up to this point of my tags.. thank you for reading and being part of my life #i will keep on being the silliest guy ive ever known! cheers to more shenyanigans and self-discovery :3

[simelune]

happy simblr gratitude day

as everyone would agree, it is always better late than never :^) i wanted to make one yesterday, but it slipped my mind, but nevertheless! i am here today!

it has officially been a year since i (re)joined the simblr community, and boy am i glad i came back! it has been such a pleasure to meet so many kind people, share screenshots of my silly pixel people, and get inspired by many of you talented and wonderful angels <3 i was able to create some content of my own this year and achieve lots of things i am proud of myself for.

before i get into specifics, i do want to say a general thank you to everyone who has followed me, engaged with my posts, has just been a wonderful presence in my life. a thank you to everyone who shares their beautiful creations on here for us all to see <3

without further ado! here are some people i adore and love:

@seokolat, @nihilismtrcit, @diwns, @softerhaze, @tau1tvec, @rainymoodlet, @windslar, @wrixie, @noeyinthemist, @kashisun, @cinamun, @wolfavens, @moonfromearth, @buttertrait, @servegrilledcheese, @birdietrait, @thebramblewood, @lucidicer, @nolan-sims, @heartblobs, @futurelabs, @castawavy, @rebouks, @loveryss, @void-imp, @luvbugtrait, @deathbypufferfish, @thaplumbob, @duskbats, @fizzytoo

part 1 of 2 !!

#simblr appreciation #simblr gratitude day #personal #very very grateful for all of your presences and im so happy i was able to meet so many of you!!! #thank you for everyhting you do!!

[frogintheair]

a gummy chibi madeline for @dazzlerazz! thank you so much for voting for EL PAN!!!

#fire emblem #fire emblem engage #madeline #my art #CYL8 #WAH while i'm here! happy anniversary to engage as well #it's crazy to think about but i started posting art regularly again because of this game and got to meet many new people #so im very grateful! thank you everybody for the support!

[hwaitham]

luckie clover for each of my dear pals . .

#𓈒 ۫ 𝓹𝓾𝓹𝓹𝓲𝓮 𐂯 𝓹𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓽𝓵𝓮𝓼 ₊⠀ೀ #permission 2 be sappy for a rllie quick moment ?? #it is just ! such a gift to know u all ! ! muties n regular non - nons n quiet frens on here alike . . #i miss each of you every single day n im so grateful that we get to spend time together on this spiritual plane < 3 #u all each shine a light in my life in ur own individual precious ways n i am so ! ! starstruck ! #so in awe ! that the universe gave us the privilege of getting to experience each other ! ! 🥺 #u mean the absolute world to me n i kno i say it a lot but i rllie do love u ! ! ! #ur love n friendship n kindness is what keeps me smiling n i hope mine cn do the same for u in return :< #keep radiating U ! ! ! i cant wait for us to meet again in future lifetimes ♡ #Sorrie for this silly post buuuut . . it is js so bright outside n im sitting on the balcony n can see ppl sailing on the lake n like ! #im Alive ! Weee are alive ! ! together ! walking hand in hand under the same sky ! #no matter what the sun will alwys come again to shine down on us :-D

[asgardian--angels]

you know it's bad when tumblr's being the more mature social media site when it comes to rancid takes on izzy's death

#ofmd #holy shit twitter's devolved into a battleground #what is WRONG with yall involving david jenkins in your beef #you dont have to like what happened but #how many fucking years in fandom does it take for people to learn to be civil #and not base their entire identities around characters so if anything happens to them it's a personal attack #that they then take straight to the creator #if a character dying causes you that much distress then that's a You problem and david fucking jenkins is not responsible #and he's not your therapist #and besides. just because something happened you didnt like doesnt mean it was a bad writing choice #but even if it were. you never have the right to make it anyone else's problem #i cant imagine having the gall #don't do this guys. the cast and crew are so lovely to us. don't make them stop interacting with us #people saying this show was a comfort show. or a safe space show or whatever. thats great for you #but it's not djenk's responsibility to cater to you and not his problem if the show doesn't meet your infinitely high expectations #he's telling a story. things will happen in those stories. #and it's actually p rare on tv that creators are getting to tell the story the way they want so personally im grateful #if you don't like his vision then don't watch it. you don't have the right to bully him. seriously whats wrong with you #cause yeah im sure con o'neill would love what youre doing huh #the fate of a fictional character is sliiiiiightly less important than being kind to people in the real world yknow #only tagging this so people can block for spoilers

[your-subby-creature]

Yall ever cry (/pos) because of how much you care about the people you've met on kinky tumblr or is that just me?

#Creature rambles #creature is having big feelings #but like i have so much love in my heart for all yall #and im so grateful for all the people ive met and all the ppl i will meet #special shoutout to my phenomenal Dom who ill have been subbing for for 5 months on thr 27th #which is mindblowing to me and not something i thought id ever *ever* get to have #and to all my mutuals i love yall sososoSOso much #double shoutout to the person who made me fanart the other day i have literally no words to describe how flattered i am #love you and your art soSOsomuch #yeah i just...idk i used to describe myself by saying “i care about everything all the time” but in this case i care about everyONE always #ALSO PPL IN MY ASKBOX YOU ARE JOYS IN MY LIFE I WILL GET TO YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IM SO SORRY #BUT ITS 1AM HERE AND IVE ANSWERED SO MANY ASKS TODAY AND IM EEPY #BUT I LOVE YOU AND VALUE EVERY ASK AND WANT TO DO IT JUSTICE I PROMMY ILL GET TO THEM

[sevenyeargap]

practicing gratitude about this past year tonight and it IS actually helping?? a lot????????? unbelievable

#things im really grateful for: moved out and away! to the other side of the country! for a new job (first job!!!!!) which was terrifying but #it's been FIVE months and ive genuinely never felt prouder of myself for making it through!!!!! #and even though there HAS been some really really Bad Brain Days this job has allowed me to meet so many interesting people #and it also has allowed me to have a better view of my future; to understand what i really want to do; and given me the boost i needed to #work extra hard to get into my masters program (asylum and immigration law!!!) #ive also became less of a people pleaser and learned to stood up for myself more; get more accomodations and opportunities without stopping #myself to get them bc i didnt deserve them or whatever #i did SO many scary things that felt like pulling my own teeth out but 95% of these things worked out okay in the end #i even got a new job opportunity!!!! i was OFFERED a job????!?!?!?!???! can you believe it????!?!? #GOT MY AUTISM DIAGNOSIS #came out to my therapist! said a lot of scary things to scary people but i did it SCARED. AND IT WORKED OUT #ive accomplished so many things this year and grown up and healed a lot. sure there were bad days but - overall? #im so grateful im alive. im so grateful i got to meet so many wonderful & lovely people #(if youve read all of this please know that i love YOU and also i hope hope HOPE you had a wonderful year; or if you didnt then that the #upcoming year will be nothing but kind and supportive to you! 🌱🎀💫)

[stormyoceans]

[SOBS]

The acts of service in this show are gonna be insaneeeee (obviously) and i can't wait😭

Also sorry i keep spamming you (i make no promises that it's not gonna happen again💀)

SCREAMING SHAKING QUAKING LOSING MY MIND SLIDING DOWN THE WALL FOAMING AT THE MOUTH HOWLING SPINNING COUNTERCLOCKWISE ON THE FLOOR GNAWING GNASHING KICKING SCREECHING GOD THIS IS SOOOOOO. I DON’T EVEN HAVE THE WORDS TO PROPERLY DESCRIBE IT THERE’S JUST SOMETHING SO INCREDIBLY TENDER AND SENTIMENTAL IN EVERY SINGLE MORKDAY STILL, SOMETHING ALMOST NOSTALGIC THAT TURNS ME INTO AN ABSOLUTE INCOHERENT SOBBING MESS AND AT THIS POINT IM HONESTLY AFRAID OF WHAT THE TRAILER IS GONNA DO TO ME TOMORROW LIKE A PSYCH WARD IS NO LONGER GONNA BE ENOUGH THEY’RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE UP A WHOLE NEW SPECIAL CONTEINMENT FACILITY JUST FOR ME

I WOULD APOLOGIZE FOR THE PERSON IM ABOUT TO BECOME BUT LBR. Y’ALL HAVE SEEN ME GOING THROUGH IT FOR THE PAST 11 MONTHS AND AT THIS POINT YOU KNOW FULL WELL THE LEVELS OF DERANGED BEHAVIOR IM ABOUT TO EXHIBIT

#SPAMMING IS MORE THAN WELCOME FRIEND YOU DON'T HAVE TO APOLOGIZE #I'VE BEEN IN MEETINGS AT WORK UNTIL NOW AND THIS WAS THE FIRST THING I SAW SO BELIEVE ME #IM VERY MUCH GRATEFUL FOR IT #last twilight the series #morkday #hsfavoriteworlds #m: ask

[flythesail]

Lockwood & Co. really does have the best book to screen adaption I've ever seen. And the changes that were made not only improved upon the source material, but most importantly - felt true to it.

#like sometimes you watch an adaption first and go oh this is so great let me read the books #and the books are nothing like it lol #but going from show to books #the show captured the books very well #and not to bring shadow and bone into this (well nvm because that's exactly what im doing) #ive been thinking about sab recently #and even the difference with the creators behind the show #like with l&co you can see the passion these people had for it #sab has the cast but some of the writers have said some stuff :/ #really sab never should have happened the way it did #netflix wanted it's two for one deal #and there's also a lot of discussion about when cancelation is likely.. do you write in a way that plans for that #or take the risk and let the story do its thing #sab is a show where they put in later stuff for the fans just in case #see: kanej #so like im grateful for it #but from the start it's almost like sab was restricted in a way it never would be able to meet its full potential #two conflicting series in eight episodes makes it hard #and i really enjoy sab when i watch it #but it's also true i havent even rewatched s2 all the way through #it doesnt have the same staying power as i wish it did #yet with all this being said netflix BETTER green light soc #it's cast and written and likely our only chance for it to happen #id love to see what theyre capable of when they can focus on one book #plus the cast MORE than deserves it #love them #flythepost

[cinnamon-notes]

don't you dare to tell me gender-based double standards aren't real

#my ex boss had connections to the place i work at rn so im supposed to be “forever grateful and in debt for what i did for you finding you a #job and recommending you to them“ (spoiler: he didn't. he just happened to know people and i happened to be interested in people) #but now that i actually found a job at my same company to one of my ex colleagues and actually did recommend him he suddenly is cool & smart #& experienced and good and skilled and does not have to feel grateful to me or do me favors because he worked his own way up there and made #it there all by himself and because of his skills while i literally had to show up there and ask if they were hiring lol #wondering what would've happened if i were a man :) #he works less than i do and has less noteworthy tasks but still- im the forever-in-debt one while he's the champion who made it in life and #who's good at his job which he got all by himself and all because he's in fact good #im not jealous or anything im just pissed at my ex boss glorifying him while talking so little of me when i meet him lol... all because #im not a man... and he thinks men>>>> #cinnamon at work

[purpleandstarlight]

You have so many of my drawings saved! lol Are there any that you particularly like? Or certain things you like about them? I'm curious for future panel reference uwu

@hateweasel Thanks for the question!!! I'm sorry it took me a while to answer. I was asleep lol (I just notice I've only slept like an hour??? But I feel so refreshed already?? Tf?)

Anyways, here some of what I like!!

1)The first two i have saved are these Jimbos:

I told you before, but I really love how you draw him. He's really pretty in your style. Scrolling trough the gallery, I've realized various I've saved are because I like how you drew the characters. Weaselverse examples: First one, o!Ciel caught my attention. Second one is Alois again lol.

There's more obviously, an not just Ciel and Alois, but I don't want to spam you too much when unnecessary lol If you do want them all for reference lmk tho! I'll share :)

2)A lot are Cielois. Both bc you draw Cielois p often and bc i LOVE your Cielois takes and especially fluff. Once you had an anonymous ask questioning if you could draw some Cielois cuddling - p sure that was me before I was comfortable enough to contact you out of anonymous lmao. Examples:

...There's also entire comic stripes I saved on the "Hate's drawings I like" for this reason but I won't share them bc that would be a spam again lmao. As you can notice, I'm a bit of a sucker for characters cuddling and stuff lol

#then there's the “werelois” that possess that is like ANY you put for that au i will take bc im really grateful i could somehow inspire you? #i really respect you and somewhat look up to you lmao sorry if it sounds weird!!! i dont mean it in a creepy way!!! i just admire your skill #both in writing and drawing #and then there's the weaselverse that ironically isnt every weaselverse strip (i usually put them in the “Hate's drawings I like”) #i just put their first two meetings to remember since i wanted to write a fanfic version of that mini arc #wich would therefore need me to remember those scenes to the letter #so i got them there to make it easier to find them :) #now when i get entire strips they go to “Hate's drawings I like” so i dont crowd that one and make it hard for me to find them u know? #anyways yeah thats the info lmao #thanks for the ask!

[solarisgod]

hi wonderful detective paradox <3 don't feel pressured to answer this publicly, but i wanted to stop by and offer some words. you, all of you, are absolutely lovely. your creativity with the canon that you guys have created is simply... unmatched. unparalleled. simply stunning. everytime you appear on my dash, i feel inspired. not only is your universe complex, interesting, and unique, it's personal. i feel so fortunate to be apart of your audience that gets to consume such a wonderfully crafted piece of media. a masterpiece, if you will. additionally, in our interactions, i have felt nothing but love and kindness from you. you are so open about yourself and your struggles and i admire that about you. it's scary to talk about stuff like that on a public platform, and even scarier when people don't believe you and therefore become hostile to you when you're just talking about your own experiences. so i admire you immensely for your bravery, your kindness, and openness because it's so difficult to stay kind when others are not. you're a wonderful addition to our community and i hope you continue to work on your canon <333

Edi. ;w; You are truly one of the most kindest, affable, and inspiring starlights to exist, as well as one of our few oldest friends since 2022 who we're most thankful to know. Our memories are always so fleeting because of our ongoing amnesia, but I will always remember when the moment we became mutuals, you came to our ims first and we instantly clicked as I felt so much joy and care from you even in our first interaction. You have always been as amazing and pleasant to have and talk to. Even seeing you on our dash and notifications alone bring so much light as your presence makes everything lively and brighter. The infinite love and care you have for your friends and your canon + especially original characters is so beautiful and endearing. Honestly, it's an honor to get to know you and get to be friends with you when you are so unbelievably sweet and lovely. We're most sure you're making great impacts to those around you with your honest and passionate self. Thank you so much for taking the time and energy for this ask and for being such an amazing friend and writer and person. It's also such a honor to get to see you grow as a creator and person, and see you always bring so much life and love to your canon and original muses and those around you. We are so infinitely proud of you for everything and please do know you with everything that you share will always be most loved and cared for by many, including us cluster. We love you most dearly and always, are we sending you so much warm light and love. ♡

#AXILLERY #/// #// #/ #𓁹 ༑ ࿐ྂ ⩇⩇ : ⩇⩇ ⚠︎ [ 𝙴𝚇𝙸(𝚂)𝚃 : 𝙶𝙾𝙳 ] * ‹ SAVED . › #𓁹 ༑ ࿐ྂ ⩇⩇ : ⩇⩇ ⚠︎ [ 𝙴𝚇𝙸(𝚂)𝚃 : 𝙶𝙾𝙳 ] * ‹ OOC . › #𓁹 ༑ ࿐ྂ ⩇⩇ : ⩇⩇ ⚠︎ [ 𝙴𝚇𝙸(𝚂)𝚃 : 𝙶𝙾𝙳 ] * ‹ ANSWERS . › #[ me crying being touched when we see this ask? yes... ] #[ oh my gosh thank you so so so much Edi ] #[ truly this is so much needed ] #[ so beyond happy and grateful we could meet you and be your friend Edi ; despite everything you're amazing 💖✨ ] #( me also crying I got called by my full alias!!! Detective Paradox!!! IM SO!!! OVER THE MOON AND STARS!!!!!!!!!!!!! <333333 )

[pinnithin]

i can see why people get addicted to opioids man this oxycodone is GOOD

#ive been in a GREAT mood all day #i love you people i love my internet friends #so happy to have met all of you and im so grateful for the many opportunities i get to travel and meet a lot of yall #like in person #i have a good life and a lot of people who love me #pin talks

[todayisafridaynight]

Sorry to keep throwing Miscellaneous Asks your way, but I finally had a moment to get my thoughts in order on one of the points on your Venn diagram I wanted to talk about! I always kind of debate whether or not to send other, semi-unrelated long asks like this when we've already got a chain going, but oh well. I'll try and address anything brought up in response here in the main one and hopefully it doesn't get confusing lol.

So I was thinking about the extent of Jo and Arakawa's relationship. It is completely true there's not much you can say that's concrete, especially since most of what we see is from Jo's perspective. Although his perspective is crucial to forming an understanding of their relationship, it's not sufficient. This is particularly the case because, coming back to giri-ninjo for a moment, Jo is largely bound by giri; it's clear his loyalty runs deep, but it's not a choice for him.

Arakawa, on the other hand, can choose who he places his trust in, especially early on. And I think it's incredibly important that, despite having men who've already been with him from day 1, men who've already been helping him with his son, Arakawa chooses to "place every confidence" in Jo (per an old Famitsu profile, one of the first official ones) and chooses to make Jo his captain.

Similarly, he kind of chooses Jo "over" Ichi in sending Ichi to prison "instead of" Jo. Perhaps the family really would collapse without Jo's talents, but… does it have to collapse entirely? Didn't Arakawa make it pretty far on his own? I guess it's neither here nor there, but I've always wondered if things would've really played out as feared if Jo went to prison instead. Not to understate Jo's role in the family, of course.

Anyway, I think that trust shows not only in overt gestures such as entrusting Masato and the family's finances to Jo, but also in more subtle behind-the-scenes ways, such as what we were talking about before with regard to New Year's 2001. There's also the fact that leaking information to Aoki was Jo's idea; for that to be the case, Arakawa would have to discuss Aoki's threats at length with Jo. (Unrelated, but come to think of it, "complying with him [to] make him see value in keeping us around" is very often the strategy of victims of abuse and neglect…)

And this one's an underrated detail many people miss, but after Arakawa shot Ichi, while he was able to come up to Ichi to tell him he's counting on him and sneak in the fake bill, if the goal was to not arouse suspicion, I don't think he would exactly have been able to excuse himself from the dinner to drive Ichi to Yokohama. Time was of the essence in terms of Ichi's survival, so that leaves Jo, who was conveniently already at the scene and who was certainly in on the "secret rule" that constitutes part of the Arakawa Family's agreement with the homeless camp. Overall, there is a pattern of Arakawa approaching Jo before anyone else, isn't there?

Sort of branching off of that, I would personally feel comfortable saying that Jo knows Arakawa better than anyone else. He seems to know details about Akane and New Year's 1976 no one else does, details Arakawa would have had to volunteer himself, and that plus his own experiences are what allow him alone to have the most complete picture of that night.

I also get the impression Jo understands Arakawa better as a person than anyone else--certainly better than Aoki, but perhaps even better than Ichi in some cases. There are multiple instances where he defends Arakawa and challenges their perceptions of him--that he's "betrayed" the Tojo Clan, that he's betrayed Aoki, that he's the type to scheme and make power-plays behind Aoki's back. He hasn't. And, despite how little Jo's "allowed" to say, he turns out to be right every time. Also worth noting Arakawa does something similar in asking Ichi to try and understand Jo's frustrations, though he's more or less enabling Jo's abuse in doing so.

Lastly, The Smallest Detail that drives me kind of insane. Them arriving at the office in the back seat of the same car in one of Ichi's flashbacks. I wouldn't think too much of it if it were any other time of day, but the first-thing-in-the-morning quality and the fact Jo isn't driving (thus it's not as an act of service but as an equal) is like… Okay. You're carpooling to work. And if you're not carpooling, you're honest-to-god living together. What the hell.

So a lot of it is this web of inferences--it has to be, at least currently--but I really do think there's a lot to chew on. More than meets the eye, anyway. I've also been stewing in all of this for years, especially since drafting Jo's relationships section, so I might just have inhaled the fumes for too long lol

Thank you for coming to me about the nature of their relationship! Although I did put it down as being more-or-less 'uncertain' on my chart, I do agree that their relationship isn't as cut-and-dry as other relationships might be (it's going back to appreciating the complexities of RGG relationships, especially in the case of the Arakawa's where for every party involved it really IS complicated)

I wanted to exclude making any definitive statements on things that couldn't be verified without making a detour on the original post (I know I already mentioned frequently that Arakawa is able to joke about Jo being 'softer' on Masato, but I do think about their relationship often and the implied depth of Jo's loyalty if- as you said- he was able to climb through the ranks of the Arakawa family much quicker than preexisting members), but there are clear points in the game that due allude to a great trust between the two (and I also note that carpooling detail during Ichi's flashback- or at the very least I know I'd find myself noticing Jo sitting in the back opposed to the front/driving). It's definitely not hard to assert that Jo knows Arakawa well either, it's hard not to come to that conclusion when we have evidence from the game to infer that.

#long post #fave #i should prob come up with an actual tag for these asks so i can easily find them and not sift through my other fave'd posts #ill do it in the morning im right about to go to bed but i just saw this pop up on my notifications #and well. we know me i've been presented an itch i have to scratch LMAO #snap chats #i feel a bit silly now- i know that their relationship isn't exactly. 'uncertain' but i didnt want to put that so i didn't appear #hmm.. i dont know the word for it. #i guess because it's not AS blatant as daigo and mine's relationship was #i didnt want to make it appear as though i was saying theres more when there isnt?? tho there definitely is.. #its a little evident i Am interested in the depths of their relationship so i promise ive thought about it #maybe i just wasnt sure how to exactly word it.. though in review the way i worded it on my chart #wasn't HORRIBLE. to most standards anyway i think however it definitely undermines the bond they have and for that #'ashamed' is hyperbolic i feel like someone would say so we'll go with 'embarrassed' to meet in the middle #but thats the benefit of peer review isnt it- just to help catch your mistakes or to help reaffirm ideas so im grateful! #but x2 again in review im a silly coward for doubting my gut on that #tho i sort of do want to torch that post- i wont tho. it's not supposed to be SUPER deep just very quick notes #so i guess i'll save the Deep Dive on jo and masumi's relationship for a future post. is what ill tell myself to keep myself sane #thank you for compiling- i suppose i'll call- their moments together ! #it's a great way to keep track of every important note on their relationship that i hope people will take note of if they havent